The second session of the seminar focused on democratic backsliding in the Visegrad region, chaired by Václav Štětka from Loughborough University. The panelists included Seán Hanley, Nikola Belakova, Pawel Surowiec and Péter Bajomi-Lázár who presented "Between Liberalism and Authoritarianism: Paradigm Shifts in Media & Politics in Hungary".

The seminar ended by a discussion about illiberal democracies beyond the EU with special focus on Russia and Turkey. Chaired by John Downey, director of the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture Loughborough, the panel included co-panelists Sally Broughton-Micova, Galina Miazhevich and Burce Celik.